Underemployment Statistics

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

Area

Underemployment Rate

Underemployed Workers

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on July 2017 labor force data and 2016 underemployment rates. Region 5 includes Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. This information was included in the State of the Workforce Report IV: Region 5

Coosa County

16.5%

727

Tallapoosa County

21.8%

4,042

Region 5

23.8%

37,290

Commuting Patterns

A study of the 2006 commuting patterns is available from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. View the Region 5 study (PDF) for commuting pattern information for both counties.

Coosa County – Inflow

Area Counties Sending Workers:

County

Count

Percentage

Tallapoosa County

200

22.5

Talladega County

102

11.5

Clay County

67

7.5

Elmore County

54

6.1

Jefferson County

20

2.3

Total Primary Jobs: 888

Workers Living and Working in Coosa County: 299

Total Employed in Coosa County, but Living Outside the County: 589

Coosa County – Outflow

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

County

Count

Percentage

Tallapoosa County

843

23.4

Talladega County

657

18.2

Jefferson County

291

8.1

Montgomery County

251

7.0

Shelby County

137

3.8

Total Primary Jobs: 3,610

Total Living Coosa County, but Employed Outside the County: 3,311

Tallapoosa – Inflow

Area Counties Sending Workers:

County

Count

Percentage

Montgomery County

1,561

9.5

Lee County

1,444

8.8

Elmore County

1,062

6.4

Jefferson County

1,011

6.1

Talladega County

430

2.6

Total Primary Jobs: 16,490

Workers Living and Working in Tallapoosa County: 7,225

Total Employed in Tallapoosa County, but Living Outside the County: 9,265

Tallapoosa – Outflow

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

County

Count

Percentage

Coosa County

843

6.6

Elmore County

647

5.1

Talladega County

477

3.7

Lee County

409

3.2

Montgomery County

381

3.0

Total Primary Jobs: 12,801

Total Living Tallapoosa County, but Employed Outside the County: 7,225